The Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development
(OECD) recently released its Interim Economic Outlook using data from November
2016.According to the report, while
global GDP is expected to rise modestly to 3.5 percent in 2018, renewed
political uncertainty threatens to risk consumption, investment, trade, and
productivity. With less trust in political systems and a growing disconnect
between financial markets and fundamentals, the OECD has called for renewed
policy reforms to help manage risk, strengthen growth, and ensure a more
inclusive economic system.

Buying an affordable property in an Australian city is
getting more difficult all the time, especially if you want to live close to
the CBD. New research from Realestate.com using data from CoreLogic shows just
how far and wide potential buyers need to go for a cheap house in our three
biggest capital cities, with Sydneysiders needing to reach much further than
people in Melbourne or Brisbane.

Hormones have a huge effect on health and wellbeing, with an
imbalance of these chemical messengers linked to a wide range of physical and
psychological problems. Involved in everything from growth and metabolism
through to mood and reproduction, life can be hell when your hormones are out
of whack. If you want to avoid the weight gain, lack of energy, and mental
confusion that often accompany haphazard hormones, it's important to pay
attention to your lifestyle and regulate your hormones in a natural and sustainable
way.

In the busy, cluttered, and often chaotic modern world, your
home represents a place of peace and tranquillity. While it provides shelter
and warmth first and foremost, your home is much more than a simple place to
escape from the elements or store your personal belongings. Your home affects
your daily rhythm, your lifestyle, even your mood - acting as a microcosm for
the rest of the world and providing you with the space you need to expand and
grow.

After months of rumour and speculation, photo-sharing app
Snapchat has filed documents for its Initial Public Offering (IPO) - estimated
at between $20 and $25 billion. Despite being a household name, amazingly,
Snapchat has yet to make a single dollar in profit, losing over $500 million in
2016 and over $300 million the year before. Offering a free service with no
assets and a huge discrepancy between revenues and value, Snapchat represents
the changing face of a new and very different economy.